The Straits Times, 11 August 1955

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    14 1 The Straits Times r i Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1955 15 CENTS
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    RAIL STRIKE THREAT
    146 1 Transport Minister has two week* to keep the locomotives on the tracks fOHCEir OVERTIME CALLED BREACH OF INQUIRY Eight hours a day or else union LUMPUR, Wednesday. [NISTER for Transport, s. Lee, is faced uith a riko in two weeks' time. the 1,500-«trong ftfalailway Traffic Operating (I
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    Mass sacking for 800 sawmill workers
    201 1 IDLE SINCE JULY 29 BECAUSE OF DISPUTE 800 workers A ive been made Mike of 500 Tiers in 17 Singapore will be dis- thi weekend. ns over the j claims d in a dead•v< n of the presentatives walking out of a meeting on
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    Admiralty gets strike notice
    74 1 Admiralty gets strike notice T*HE Singapore Naval Base 1 Labour Union yesterday served a 14-day strike notice on the Admiralty. The union represents 10,000 workers. Mr. D. Crowley. secretary to the commodore, confirmed this last night. He told the Straits Times that the notice was being considered and he would
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    Lock icon The $60,000 shock...
    66 1 CHARLESTON, South Carolina. Wed. Miss Claudia A. Hamilton has filed a U.S. $20,--000 ($60,000 i suit for damages against a women's dress shop alleging that a bathing costume she bought became transparent when she came out of the water at a local beach. She claimed to have
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    Etna again
    37 1 CATANIA, (Sicily i, Wed. Mount- Etna's volcano turned on the steam again today and pushed a new lava stream down the Valley of the Lions. The volcano has been erupting fitfully since late in June.
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    NEW STRIKE THREAT by RACING BOYS
    163 1 I Union in row with two stables rHII IllNDRKI) syces, manrinri"-, riding boys md IUMc boys may strike Saturday first day of Ihf Singapore August races "Mr i dispute with two training (tables. Ikfir union, the Singapore General Implnyees i'nion, tttl ni-ht issued an
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    38 SACKED, SO RUBBER MEN WILL STRIKE
    83 1 r Thirty-eight ip Seaport Rub--12 miles north fused to collect today— just 24 re the entire labdue to strike. Workers' Union 1 that the 38 who were to be paid oIT today had been dismissed because they were active members of the union.
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    First day on job-but Tengku got little done
    21 1 First day on job-but Tengku got little done TENGKU ABDUL RAHMAN, the Chief Minister, at his desk yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    After five-night wait, platoon bags three Reds
    285 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. AFTER waiting in ambush for five nights a platoon of "A" Company, Ist. Bn., Royal Hampshire Regiment, last night shot three terrorists dead on the railway line a mile north of Rawang. This gave the company four kills within two
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    Axe attack on woman
    67 1 Axe attack on woman A laundry woman was admitted to hospital in a critical condition last night after a man had attacked her with an axe in Erskine Road. Singapore. Her son who had tried to intervene was injured on the arm and back. He was treated at the hospital
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    NO-FOOD DRIVE
    89 1 It is to starve 15 jungle Reds: House curfew imposed KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. ANEW food denial operation has begun in Pahang against 15 Malay terrorists who have been getting supplies from kampongs near Temerloh and Mentakab towns At dawn today, the people of seven Malay kampongs along the
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    'Last chance' peace plan
    60 1 PARIS, Wed.— M. Gilbert Grandval, French Resident General in Morocco, arrived here by air today from Rabat to urge the Government to accept his "last chance" plan for the settlement of the Moroccan problem. M Grandval will attend a meeting of the coordinating committee on North
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    Lock icon M.P.s for China
    26 1 LONDON, Wed— Five British Labour M.Ps were in a delegation which left here by air today for Peking on a goodwill visit.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon ITS THAT SHAKESPEARE LEGEND AGAIN
    263 1 Will hand in grave prove the bard a fraud? CHISELHURST, Kent, Wed. i ANEW YORK dramatic critic, Mr. Calvin Hoffman, has got permission to prise open a 300-year-old tomb which he believes will prove that Shakespeare was a "stooge, third-rate actor and fraud." Mr. Hoffman
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    VISITORS, PLEAS AND GOOD WISHES
    274 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. THE Federation's Chief Minister, T c n g k v Abdul Rahman, was busy today his first day on his new job receiving visitors. "I haven't had time to put in any solid work." he lamented. Most of his visitors were people
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    Lock icon IN: THE OTHER MR. ALI
    195 1 IN: THE OTHER MR. ALI OUT: Mr. AII— OUT: Mr. Suhrawadd y KARACHI, Wed. HPHE acting Governor--1 General of Pakistan, Major-General Iskander Mirza, today called on Mr. Chaudhri Mohammed Ali, new leader of the Muslim League Parliamentary Party, to form a Government, it was officially stated. Mr. Ali accepted the
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    Lock icon Jap offer
    37 1 TOKYO, Wed. Japan wiii offer in London next week to sign a peace treaty with Russia if it will withdraw its forces from the Kurile Islands and South Sakhalin, it was reported here today.— U.P.
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    Plan for 200,000 new citizens
    158 1 Plan for 200,000 new citizens rTHE Chief Minister of 1 Singapore, Mr. David Marshall, has drafted legislation for a new Singapore citizenship, it was learned last night. Under his plan, all aliens who have lived at least seven years in the Colony in the past ten years are eligible for
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    33 1 CHANNEL SWIM IS PUT OFF LONDON. Wed. Swim nice across EnfUsfa Channel due to start ill iiiitlnirlit tonight postponed owing to bad weather. Position la be reviewed midday to— WOW Keuter.
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    $20,000 must be won
    54 1 YOU have only three days left in which to submit your entry for the MM $20,000 Must-Bc-Won Contest 'M. The contest closes on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 5 p.m. Entries from outside Singapore and postmarked Friday, Aug. 12, will be accepted if received by 10 a.m.
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    Lock icon SICK CAPTIVE 'THROWN INTO SNOW
    363 2 Prisoner of Chinese accused of collaboration with the enemy and mnrder Mother hears: 'Your son was tossed out like a sack of potatoes 9 NEW YORK, Wednesday. MRS. LORETTA JONES, of Detroit, yesterday heard a story of how her son met death in a Chinese
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    Lock icon WHAT IF IT DOES RAIN?
    69 2 Elaine doesn't care if it pours THE weather forecast is showery but dancer Elaine Vine, 19, keeps dry on the water at Bexhill Sussex) Elaine, who was born in Singapore, went to England to study dancing and has passed all her examinations with high marks.
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    Lock icon IN BLOOD, HE WROTE: BE CURSED
    81 2 IN BLOOD, HE WROTE: BE CURSED MILAN, Wed. A REJECTED suitor slashed his arm with a knife outside the front door of the woman he loved here, and dipping a pen into his blood wrote on a sheet of paper: "May Teresa be cursed by God and man". He tacked
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    Lock icon CONSUL'S CAR BLOWN UP
    44 2 SAIGON, Wed. Terrorists last night blew up the Belgian Consul's car, which was parked outside a Saigon night club. The Consul, M Dereure, was inside the club when the timebomb went off just after midnight. The car was badly damaged.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon BEER OUT -IT'S MILK FOR THE NAVY
    196 2 BEER OUT -IT'S MILK FOR THE NAVY LONDON, Wed. changes A are taking place in the drinking habits ol the British fighting man. The Royal Navy is drinking more milk than beer. The Army and Royal Air Force are drinking more tea. coffee, milk and soft drinks than beer. Whisky
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    Lock icon Jets for Korea
    18 2 SEOUL. Wed.— The United States is to transfer 30 F-86 Sabrejets to South Korea.— UP
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    Lock icon Aid from air
    32 2 CALCUTTA. Wed. Indian Air Force planes yesterday parachuted food and medicines to troops and police who are moving against rebellious Naga tribesmen in thick jungles north of Assam. UP.
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    Lock icon Guiana unions 'exploited'
    56 2 GEORGETOWN. British Guiana Wed. The Chief Secretary. Mr. Francis Jakeway, told delegates to the Caribbean sugar and plantation workers' conference here yesterday that the trade union movement in British Guiana was "too much used by would-be politicians as a means of obtaining power and not as a
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    Lock icon BOMBAY BOYCOTT ON SHIPPERS AIDING GOA
    216 2 BOMBAY, Wednesday. rTHE Bombay Transport and Dock Workers Union announced a boycott on any shipping line handling cargoes for Goa. I The action came as hundreds of Indian demonstrators moved toward the Goan 'rontier for Independence Day protest marches into Portuguese territory on Monday.
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    Lock icon It's summer but Italy gets snow
    78 2 It's summer but Italy gets snow ROME, Wed. SNOW fell in northern Italy last night while in Trieste people donned overcoats and mufflers, and central Italy was swept by flood waters. The strange storms which have swept the country during the past 24 hours were the first of their kind
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    Lock icon Free wine ration for paupers
    45 2 PARIS, Wed.— French paupers are to get a quart of wine free every week as part of a government campaign to get rid of a surplus. The wine will be distributed between Nov. 1. 1955. and April 30. 1956.— A.P.
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    Lock icon Embassies now
    26 2 LONDON, Wed.— Britain and Laos have agreed to raise the status of the diplomatic missions in London and Ventiane from legations to embassies Reuter
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    Lock icon Artist dies
    23 2 TAOS. New Mexico, Wed.— John Young-Hunter, Scottishbom artist and portrait painter, died at his home here yesterday. He was 80 A.P
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    Lock icon Railway loan
    19 2 WASHINGTON. Wed.— The International Bank has grant* ed a loan of U5512,000,000 to the Siamese railway.— A.P.
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    Lock icon SOVIET SURPRISE
    145 2 Auction of ex-embassy furniture in Canberra is cancelled MELBOURNE. Wed. rpHE Soviet Government has cancelled its instructions for the auctioning of furniture and equipment at the former Soviet Embassy in Canberra, the Melbourne Age reported today. The Swedish Embassy, entrusted with the sale, had arranged for the first
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    Lock icon 'LEAGUE OF NATIONS' SHIP
    52 2 CAEN (France), Wed. The Canadian-built cargo ship Prado, which docked here yesterday from Turkey flying the Costa Rican flag, is command- ed by a Russian captain. The radio operator is Italian. The first mate is Spanish, the cook Chinese and the common language on board is
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    Potatoes were root of trouble on the Empire Fowey
    140 2 Potatoes were root of trouble on the Empire Fowey LONDON, Wed. nOTATOES were the cause of most of the bother in the troopship Empire. Fowey carrying servicemen home from Hong Kong and Singapore. So .said Commander D. G. Longmuir after he held an inquiry into complaints of bad food aboard
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    Lock icon BABY FOR POLIO MOTHER
    92 2 BABY FOR POLIO MOTHER 15 minutes out of iron lung IPSWICH, Wed. i WOMAN in an iron lung suffering from polio gave birth to a baby ?irl in hospital here yesterday. She was reported to be "very ill." Hospital officials, who declined to give the woman's name, said she was
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    Lock icon Love among tombstones
    47 2 SYDNEY, Wed. Cyrus James Baker. 43. sued for divorce today on grounds that his wife Dorothy Evelyn. 36. made love among the tombstones with Eric Layfleld. a cemetery caretaker. Baker asked for £I.oon damages in addition to a decree The court reserved Us decision.—UP.
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    The doctor who won't swear
    58 2 LONDON. Wed.— Dr. Vincent Longfield of London Hospital, called to give evidence at Thames court, refused to taki> the oath. "My interpretation of the New Testament is that God does not want us to tak* 1 oaths," he said. The magistrate: "I trust your medicine
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    Lock icon Fewer idle
    29 2 LONDON. Wed— The number of unemployed in Britain dropped to 185 000 in July, the lowest since the war the Ministry of Labour said last night.— AP.
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    CARNERA to fight IN S'PORE
    66 2 CARNERA to fight IN S'PORE PRIMO CARNER world heavyweight i champion who has b< famous as a wrestler. riving in Singapore month to Bgh( Kins K»n; the Happy World at Tuesday. Aus; 30. The fift. Tin. Camera, ■>' weiehs 3(10-11).. trill I companies Ir ram-wrestler, Han kamp. Tlipv »iil arrive
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    Tourist boom
    12 2 LONDON. V. I Radio last nighl I tourist bus::. I
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    Lock icon At last—all the A-power Britain needs
    360 3 At last— all the A-power Britain needs TONS OF NEW FUEL WILL PROVIDE ELECTRICITY FOR A YEAR VEVA, Wed. HI atomic jentist, Dr. V. 15 tons a m w atomic orium. B r i t a 1 :i I tons of nerl rani urn irill ht n placed ivilyBri- the
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    Lock icon Charles and Anne go to seaside and make castles on public beach
    309 3 Charles and Anne go to seaside and make castles on public beach MILFORD HAVEN, Wales, Wednesday. pKIXCE CHARLES and Princess Anne splashed in the sea and made sand castles on a beach near here, just as hundreds of thousands of children were doing all over Britain. It was belieted to
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    Lock icon WIFE TOLD: YOUR MAN IS ALIVE
    92 3 she remarried, says force WASHINGTON. Wednesday. ORCE spokesman said yesterday that an A notification was sent to Mrs. Una Schmidt ivising her that her husband, airman as believed to be alive and a recently reE :hmidt ...->■ that his td married ber 1954. to
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    Lock icon His hunger strike goes on
    64 3 His hunger strike goes on HONG KONG. Wed. AMERICAN businessman Af- j noid M. Kiehn. who is on hunger strike in protesi against deportation, was released from police custody in a hospital late today. His deportation date was j extended today by immigration authorities to Auc. 31. Kiehns lawyer said
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    Ships collide
    34 3 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Wod. The Italian liner BestrieM and the Norwegian tanker Tibetan collided in a thick fog yesterday off Cape Polonio, but both ships reported that there wcru no casualties.— A P
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    Lock icon Dulles warns
    43 3 WASHINGTON. Wofi.— The Secretary Of State. \TT. John Foster DuT.es. told his Press conference today that the United States was going to carry out its obligation to protect the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission In South Korea, recently threatened by rioters there.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon NOW DO AS I SAY AND DO
    53 3 nia, Wed. S Ins paid k income -vent on udument on .ad not paid Jud?e Hudpins handed a cheque to a state tax collector to pay what he owed from 1948 to 1953. A motion for judgment had been pending asainst him since
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    Lock icon 60 men fly 3,000 miles to vote
    196 3 —AND PERHAPS BEAT THE REDS DETROIT, Wednesday. SIXTY MEN LEFT the United States yesterday on a 3.000-mile journey to their old home in the small Italian republic of San Marino where they hope to outvote the Communists in an election on Sunday. The
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    Lock icon Mrs. Eisenhower resting
    31 3 GETTYSBURG. Wed.— Mrs. Eisenhower has been advised to rrst and is in bed. President Eisenhower said yesterday An official said that she was "not ill merely tired." keuter.
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    Lock icon Journey's end
    27 3 TORONTO, Wed. Two South Africans hav r arrived in Toronto after a voyage from Durban by way of Britain in a 36ft. home-made ketch. Reuter.
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    Lock icon 5 million men seek big rises
    135 3 LONDON. Wed. EADERS of two of Britain's ■l^ biggest organised labour groups today decided to press wage demands on behalf of more than 3.000,000 workers, estimated to cost total of more than £100 million a year. The Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions, meeting
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    Lock icon Strike price
    30 3 GENEVA, Wed.-The British railway strike in June enabled West Germany to overtake Britain in steel output during the second quarter of 1955, according to estimates published here. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Rain at last
    23 3 LONDON, Wed. Heavy rain fell in Northern and Western Britain yesterday for the first time in about five weeks. Reuter.
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    Lock icon £2,500 FIND—Ss REWARD
    49 3 £2,500 FIND— Ss REWARD JOHANNESBURG, Wed.-Karel Reynecke found a bag on a road. It contained the £2.500 j.ayroll of a building firm. He returned the money and was told he was "the most honest man they'd ever met." Then the firm offered him a reward of five shillings. U.P.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    476 3 LONDON. Wed. (CONDITIONS In stock markets today have been .somewhat similar to yesterday. A <-autious opening gave way to firm conditions later and by the close a fairly substantial list of gain, had been established. The only dull sDot was giltedßed where money rate uncertainties were the main
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    LONDON TIN
    24 3 LONDON. Aug. :o.— Cash Buyers £<51: Sellers £752; Forward Buyers £746; Sellers £746...; Settlement £7a2. Turnover a.m. 30 tons pm 50 tons.
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    LONDON RUBBER
    30 3 LONDON. Aug 10.-Spot 41~ 4 d. Sept. 42d., Oct.-Dec. 41-\d Jan Mar. 40d.. Apr-June 38d Auu c.l.f. 41 \d.. Sept. c.i.l. 42d' Oct c.i.f. 41 ad. Tone: Weak
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    WORKERS WANT MORE PAY
    113 4 WORKERS WANT MORE PAY K.L. council claim KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. MONTHLY paid employees of the Kuala Lumpur Municipality are preparing claims for pay Increases, a spokesman of thr stall side of the Municipal Whitley Council told the Straits Times today. I He said that memoranda had been received from the
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    The mystery of the missing gong
    88 4 SINGAPORE Tolice last ntght were baffled at Die mysterious disappearance ot the copper alarm gong in front of Tanjong Pagan Police Station. The fjonß was discovered missing from its stand on the steps of the station building yesterday evening. According to people living In
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    Address to C-G
    24 4 PENANG. Wed. The Com-missioner-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, will be presented with a farewell address by Penang Indians on Aug. 15.
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    'Police molested girls' inquiry
    364 4 LETTER ALLEGES: 'CONSTABLES LAUGHED AND TREATED IT AS A GREAT JOKE* SENIOR OFFICER SAYS: IF IT'S TRUE THEY'LL GO OUT ON THEIR EARS IPOH, Wednesday. A SENIOR police officer in Kampar angrily ordered an investigation today into complaints that police constables in the town have molested
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    A house in 2 days
    138 4 TEN MEN BUILD IT— AND IT COSTS ONLY $4,750 KI'ALA LUMPUR, Wed. T«-n men this morning set out to build a prefabricated concrete house at Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur's satellite town, in only two days. By noon the walls and partitions were in place, by
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    STUDENTS URGED TO ENROL BUT – Invitation from Japan is a mystery
    232 4 STUDENTS URGED TO ENROL BUT Invitation from Japan is a mystery THE Japanese Con--1 sulate in Singapore is mystified by an invitation for Singapore students to enrol at a university in Japan. The Consul-General, Mr. Ken Ninomiya, has informed the Foreign Office, in Tokyo, about the invitation, which was contained
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    Earphones cost his life
    71 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A pair of signaller's earphones cost Rifleman Narbahadur his life. He was with -a Gurkha patrol In the Pengerang area of Johore when a tree fell on him. Rifleman Narbahadur was sending a radio message to his base camp at the time. All
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    SING
    74 4 ...and forget what you are, he says Mr. Richard Sidney, editor of Young Malayans, likes people to sing because he thinks it increases their humanity. He said this at the Singapore Rotary Club luncheon yesterday. He urged members to forget themselves and sing when they felt like it, citing
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    Dance in aid of welfare funds
    42 4 KUANTAN, Wed.— Two-night dance organised by the Kuantan District Welfare Committee, in aid of their funds, ended on Sunday. The Sultan of Pahang attended on the first night and presented prizes for a national costume parade.
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    Community chest for welfare work
    225 4 PLAN TO BAN FREQUENT APPEALS IPOH, Wed. A COMMUNITY chest plan for welfare work in the State has been proposed by the Perak Welfare Association. Under the plan individual organisations will be banned from appealing to the public for contributions. A co-ordinated drive for funds
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    LAST NIGHT'S MUSIC —GOOD IN PARTS
    227 4 rpHE Singapore Chamber EnA semble's performance of Haydn's "The Seasons", at the Victoria :<iemor:ai Hall last night, was like the weather described in the oratorio good in parts. The music itself is seldom more than charming, and the liberetto hardly that. But there are
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    'WHISPERS' COST $77,000
    51 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The Federation Government paid out just over $77,000 last month for "whispers" and tlpofls which led to the capture or killing of terrorists. Johore paid out most for information— Just over $33,000. Negri Sembilan paid out $22,000. Selangor, Perak and Pahang accounted for the
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    Found hanged
    30 4 IPOH, Wed. The body of a man, Kok Thai Wah, 69. was found hanging from a bamboo bush in Kampar Road, near Pasir Pinji new village, Ipoh, yesterday.
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    Motor-cycle fire
    21 4 IPOH. Wed. I I a motor-cycle in front o! I Jubilee amusement park -I Cowan Street last nlgjil I
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    Josephine, 16, wins and gets a watch
    70 4 Josephine, 16, wins and gets a watch JOSEPHINE PALLLSZ, 16, a former Singapore schoolgirl now studying in Australia, who recently defeated competitors from 30 Melbourne schools to win a speaking contest conducted by the Melbourne Junior Chamber of Commerce. Her prize was a gold watch. Josephine, a relative of the
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    Scouts cycling to Singapore
    51 4 BATU PAHAT, Wed.— Three Scouts of the 3rd Klang Troop (Jubilee School) are cycling to Singapore. They are Troop Leader Albert Kor, Patrol Leader V. Rajagopal and A. Sangor. They started from Klang on Aug. 6 and will reach Singapore on Aug 11 for a three-day
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    THE TOTS TEST
    148 4 Taper will be set in England to prevent leakage PENANG Wed. DENANG'S first intelli- gence test paper for primary pupils seeking admission to f nglish schools next January is being set in England and not locally. "We want to eliminate the possibility of any leakage," Mr G.
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    Sunday no 'test' says TUC
    179 4 Sunday no 'test' says TUC ours is OI MASS .\lj.; l:riv SUNDAY WOUh I Z ol Singapore's blocs, the Trad,, Congress tctine dent. Mr ■said yesb At 9 a.m. on SundsSingapore Factory Workers Union f y ad "Middle Road' :,Sn' hold a mass brate its In. At 10 a.m hold
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    Birthday
    23 4 The Ramakrishr.a M I Singapore, yesterday cc I the birthday of Sri K I with chanting of U I music recitals. I
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    Sailor threatened to kill me, widow tells court
    204 5 SHE TURNED DOWN HIS MARRIAGE PROPOSALS fOOED HER 11/77/ I OTIONARY BAILOR threatened aklou who dlj turned un hi- marriaue posals, it was n the Singaid riminDistricl Court jretN. F. J. hip's enifd not imidating In in Race n Mar. 31. or
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    One union plan by miners
    152 5 One union plan by miners IPOH TALKS LAY GROUNDWORK IPOH. Wed. THE executive council 1 of the Malayan Mining Employees" Union and two Far East representatives of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions today^ laid the groundwork for organising mine workers in the country into one strong national union.
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    overcome by gas
    18 5 overcome by gas v Council imerl Ibrahim rcome %i nt down manhole yesby fellow d to hos- i
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    detective told: You're not fit for police
    117 5 Wed. 25 a detecatU nd court ■v;is today «.i and months. Jail to attend Kl.f-w on Patah police lay he had Khew was Abubakar. motor 'iiru lrom he 'Khew, must go to Johore Bahru. Khew only waved his hands in reply. In his
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    WANTED 3,400 MORE BEDS
    45 5 I Health, Mr., terday '»d maternity Bo long of 3,4001 remains there can be no room for complacency," he said. Mr. Brapa was speaking at the oprniriK by Lady Black, wifr of the Governor, of new extensions at Kandang Kerbau, Hospital.
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    COLONY ASSEMBLYMAN'S BROTHER WEDS
    50 5 COLONY ASSEMBLYMAN'S BROTHER WEDS MX. IOSJI'H LEE SHAO HOW and Miss Theresa U Foo Yin who were married at the Sacred Heart Church. Singapore yesterday. Mr. Lee is the brother of Mr. Lee noon Eng. Assemblyman for Queenstown. A reception ni held at the Chinese Swimming Club. Straits Times picture.
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    3-cornered poll fights are likely
    87 5 3-cornered poll fights are likely KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. THREE CORNERED fichts are expected in most of the 13 constituencies in the Selangor State Council elections. Nomination day is tomorrow. Polling day is Sept. 27. Four political parties are sending candidates to the polls. The UMNO-MCA MIC Alliance will fight in
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    Sultan to open farm show
    47 5 KUANTAN. Wed The Pahang State agricultural show to be held at the Abdullah School. Kuantan, on Saturday and Sunday, will be opened by the Sultan cf Pahang. The be.st exxhibits will be sent to the Malayan Aprihorticultural Association Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur.
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    Farewell party
    44 5 ALOR STAR. Wed.— Mr. S. V. Hill, agent for Evatt Co., here, who will be leaving soon for Britain on retirement, was feted by local contractors and members of his staff at a farewell cocktail party at Kepala Batas airport lnst nipht.
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    Up to the neck—in crime
    165 5 Up to the neck in crime TALE OF A SHIRT AND SHORTS A MAN STOLE N. KRISHNAN 21. who stole a shirt and a pair of trousers from two men, stoor* in the dock of a Singapore oourt yesterday wearinc the stolen clothes. Krishnan denied the theft which was said
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    LET MORE MALAYS IN, PAPER URGES
    176 5 "Ensure other races don't swamp us* PENANG. Wednesday. MALAYA has enough room for "tens of millions" of other Malays, a Penang newspaper, Warta Negara, said in an editorial today. It suggested that Malays from scattered islands off the Malay Archipelago should be j absorbed
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    Breach of trust alleged
    46 5 Chew Seek Tong. pleaded not guilty in Singapore yesterday to a charge of committing criminal breach of trust of a refrigerator, valued at $990. belonging to Marden and Company. Bail was allowed and his case will come for mention on August 16.
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    New stamps
    32 5 The Postmaster-General announced yesterday that the new issue of Singapore pictorial stamps bearing the Queen s portrait will be on sale at all post offices in Singapore on Sept. 4.
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    Services vice ring chief in Colony?
    121 5 Services vice ring chief in Colony? fHE mysterious "senior i i X British officer" al- j leged to be the organiser of world-wide Services i I vice ring may be in SinI pore. I Singapore Army chiefs I have dropped a strict ban on information about inI vestigations into the
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    DELEGATES TO MEET MINISTER
    84 5 Nine delegates of the Singapore Chinese Education Coun- cil will see the Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, on Saturday to ask for a provisional increase of grants to all Chinese schools for provident fund purposes. Mr Ko Teck Kin, president of the Chinese Chamber
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    Officials of new union
    58 5 Air traffic controllers, of the Department of Civil Aviation. I •Singapore, have formed a union registered as the Singapore Air Traffic Controllers' Association. Officials of the union, elected at its first general meeting recently, are: President. Mr Tan Benc San: vice-president. Mr. G. Yetts; secretary. Mr
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    Annual dance
    18 5 The Singapore Rifle Association will hold its annual dinner and dance at Cathay Restaurant on Saturday.
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    His lie cost him $700 fine
    45 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— A shoo assistant who lied about the period of his residence in Selangor in order to acquire State nationality was fined S7OO here for making a false statement. Lai Yoke Pin. of Foch Avenue, pleaded guilty.
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    $10,000 from flags
    35 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Latest donations to the Lady Templer Tuberculosis Hospital fund have raised the total to $4,164,169. Flag* day collections in Johore. Penang and Ipoh realised $5,621. $3,377 and $1,265 respectively.
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    Congress to open 4 more branches
    49 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Malayan Indian Congress will open four more branches in Perak and Selangor this week. They are at Taniong Rambutan and Sauk in Perak, Wadiburn and Kampong Pandan near Kuala Lumpur. The MIC already has 58 branches throughout the Federation.
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    SINGAPORE TAX MEN COLLECT $72 MIL IN YEAR
    135 5 SINGAPORE TAX MEN COLLECT $72 MIL IN YEAR rFHE Singapore Government 1 collected 572.556.000 in income tax last year. Most of it came from Income earned during 1954. The rest was from collection of unpaid tax dating back to 1948. In all 8,041 assessments were issued last rear for income
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    RUBBER THIEVES LOOT SHIP
    175 5 Diamond earrings lost in flat OIK THEFTS with losses totalling 512.860 in cash and valuables were reported to the Singapore police yesterday. The biggest loss was $5,000 worth of rubber from the vessel Selangor. The ship arrived on Monday from Kuantan. Twenty bales were found missing
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      290 5 The weather MINI M 1 M TEMPERATIRE 1 7 30 p.m on Aug. 9to 7.30 a.m. on Aug 10 1 Singapore 73 degrees. Penang 71. Kota Bharu 72. Kuala Lumpur 73. Ipoh 73. Kuantan 73. MAXIMUM TEMPERATIRE: (7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p m. on Aui;. 10 > Singapore Bft deuiees.
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    DEATHS
    65 6 2» Hord, $1» (minimum). PALORAVE: William Henry, at thr Ocnrial Hospital, Singapore, on thr fith August. Interment at Bid.i<-!;iri cemetery, on 7th August. lIM Madam Lim Poh Muey passed away peacefully on 88 55 She left behind one son. Pwee Syp Cheow. one daughter, Mrs." K;im En<? Ting and
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      The Short Cut
      695 6 The subject of citizenship rights is a highly emotional one, and it is perhaps not surprising that some Singapore Chinese leaders should have yielded to emotion in their championship of the China-born. They have talked of "slavery," of the Chinese being "despised and rejected" and treated as
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      The Quiet Man
      595 6 The Quiet Man Tengku Abdul Rahman's broadcast, his first as the Chief Minister of the Federation. contained no startling departure from the policy he and his partj ennunciated during the elections. It was for the most i part a reaffirmation of the new Government's intention to carry through its election
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    Demand far the tube less tyre expected to rise
    792 6 LONDON. TTOE tubeless tyre, which was 1 first exhibited at the Motor Show last October, is now in full production by at least four of the major tyre manufacturers. The Austin Westminster, the Humber Hawk, the Jaguar Mark VII the Morris
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      135 6 Top jobs on the railway EXPATRIATES work- ing in the ports do not possess University qualifications and are raw and have to pick up knowledge from the Senior Asian Officers. Recruiting them discriminates against senior Asian officers. The duties of these officers or, as they are designated, out-door assistants are
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      124 6 rpHE Chief Education Offl--1 cer, Pahang, has noted with satisfaction the enthusiasm of one of the teachers under training and a lively appreciation of the difficulties of teacher training in Pahang. Instructions for teacher training for this year have already been issued and with the co-operation and
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      QUALIFIED LOCAL OFFICERS 'MARKING TIME'
      518 6 QUALIFIED LOCAL OFFICERS 'MARKING TIME' I TNDER part two of the Rahman plan it is said that the European officials will be retained after independence if Malayans cannot do their Jobs. The Chief Minister sets time limits for self-rule and independence at two and four years respectively. It is, therefore,
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      Road traffic rules which could be improved
      351 6 I BELIEVE most motorists in Singapore, including myself, are thankful for and greatly appreciate the effort of our Traffic Police in their control and the directional arrangement for the traffic, but it is a pity that those who are in charge of the
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      149 6 WITH reference to your review of "Saint on the March." in the Straits Timon of Monday. August 8. I would point out that the Malayan Monthly published an excellent picture story on the subject of Vinoba Shave' crusade in its March issue. Your reviewer states: "It
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      Is this problem solved?
      163 6 T H m 2Z crni »eni Malaya and pore are now jump quickly to pendence. This is due that these terrlto rounded by othe dent nations and powers are fast dv, In order to end there should be a 3a Uc feelin 8 and a^X* understanding
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      Tengku made a model speech
      93 6 rPENGKU Abdul Pah A broadcast over Malaya on Tuesda most revealing, it v model speech, free abuse or recriminations. The Tengku confined h:r self to simple statements ol facts, making no far-fetel promises impossible < ment within a week or but humbly appealed to the
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      Mr. Marshall's wisdom
      161 6 TJECENTLY a reader IV favourably commented on the increasing part played by the University of Malaya lecturers in public affairs. Now, is has been announced that the Vice-chancellor. Sir Sydney Came, is to be the Economiq Adviser in Singapore Congratulations. Mr. Marshall, on your excellent choice. By
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    That $6 mil. booty was illegal'
    1022 7 THE POWERS-THAT-BE COULD NOT MAKE UP THEIR MINDS ABOUT THE OIL IF THE CROWN HAD NO RIGHT TO IT THEY MUST PAY— COUNSEL lIVITHERSj counsel, iVar Damage Hoard sterdaj from the Id not them war in i as illeg-lht-m no pert} in rritory. Shell
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    No tourists — Colony hotels are hard hit
    311 7 No tourists Colony hotels are hard hit STRIKES, UNREST KEEP THEM AWAY "TOURISTS are avoiding Singapore because Of strikes and disturbances, leading hotels reported yesterday. They also reported a considerable drop in tourist bookings during the past three months. Mr. Myron Ling, manager of the Ocean Park Hotel, said more
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    FLYING HOLIDAY ON 23 AIRLINES
    153 7 Colony girl visited 54 cities MISS AGNES JIANNEE (above) is back in Singapore alter a three-cmonth holiday which involved travelling on 23 airlines, into 54 cities, in 27 countries. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Jiannee. and works as a technical assistant
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    Parents say Kirk by postings wrong
    192 7 TEACHERS 'SENT TOO FAR AWAY' KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. pARENTS of some of the teachers who recently returned from Kirkby are to protest to the Education Depart- ment against posting their children far away from home. Fifty teachers who returned last week are on a
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    $250 grapes
    27 7 Mohamed Salleh bin Mo~ hamed was fined $250 or six weeks jail in the Sessions Court, Penggerang. yesterday for moving canned grapes without a permit.
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    Two more on War Council
    192 7 FROM ALLIANCE CAMP LEADERS KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. fTHE Alliance is to take a 1 greater share in fighting the Communist terrorists. Four Alliance Ministers are now mem- 1 bers of the Director of Operations' War Execu- j tive Committee. The old committee was composed of
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    Pageant ball by nurses
    60 7 PENANG, Wed— Nurses here will hold a special pageant ball in aid of their pageant of nursing funds at the E and O Hotel on Aug. 27. The pageant itself will be staged on the Penang Hospital grounds on three days beginning Sept. 1. One scene,
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    Union branch for Johore Bahru
    49 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The National Union of Factory and General Workers will have a branch for the first time in johore. The secretary of the union, Mr. V David, said Johore will be the union's biggest branch. He estimated the potential membership at 10.000.
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    PASS—FROM SIR CLOUGH TO THE ALLIANCE
    199 7 PASS— FROM SIR CLOUGH TO THE ALLIANCE KUALA. LUMPUR. Wed. DATO Sir Clough Thuraisingham, former Member for Education, agreed today with the Alliance Government's plans for quantity rather than quality in the building of schools. "The schools that have been built to date have been far too expensive." said Sir
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    Light fantastic
    28 7 The Singapore Society of Amateur Dancers will hold its first riancp on Sunday trom 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at its premises in Gll-A, Geylang Road
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    THE TENGKU'S PAY: $4,650 A MONTH
    226 7 THE TENGKU'S PAY: $4,650 A MONTH A free car and a man to drive it KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. rpHE salaries and allowances of Federation ministers 1 were announced today. The Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, will get a total of $4,650 a month made up of A salary of $3,000:
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    Loses appeal
    37 7 Hamid bin Mon, a Singapore Traction Company conductor, who appealed against a District Court sentence of nine months' iail for breach of trust of 10 cents lost his appeal in the Singapore High Court yesterday.
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    Tonight's play
    23 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Kuala Lumpur Garrison Players are staging "The Chiltern Hundreds" at the Town Hall tomorrow, Friday and Saturday.
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    The Lincolns are here again
    79 7 The Lincolns are here again rE Ist. Bn., Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, will arrive in Singapore on board the Empire Clyde on Saturday. They will relieve the Ist. Bn., Somerset Light Infantry, in the Federation. The battalion, which la under the command of Lt.-Col. F. J. Goulson, D.5.0., left Germany last
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    Penang's Poppy Day plans
    65 7 PENANG, Wed.— This year's Poppy Day appeal in Penang j will start on Oct 29 and end ;on Nov. 12. Mrs. E. M. Park has been elected honorary organiser, with Mr. Khoo Sll Q Ewe as chairman of the ap|peal committee. Poppies will be on salo
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    Mr FOO SEE MOI APPOINTED
    76 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. i Mr. Foo See Moi. of Kota Bahru, Kelantan, has been appointed a member of the Federal Legislative Council. He is the fifth member appointed by the High Commissioner under his reserved powers. Mr. Foo is a member of Kelantan Executive and
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      165 7 I I dreamed I went golfing in my C__/\ maidenfprrn j r Jt w Kc^p yOuf P /P oi my TQ'^v Jflk. l' m the fo"©st On tllG to 'woy, WdßbecK/'ifi/'y COT' j&£s f igu'C-enhoncmQ E'udc tSfIRH !-i clever t.c tac loe St.'rl ij^l holds my curves, g.ves me the
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    Teachers want national talks
    479 8 UNION URGES EQUAL SCHOOL CHANCES FOR ALL RACES Pledge to Rahman: You'll get our support PENANG, Wed. T«HE PRESIDENT of A the Malayan Graduate Teachers' Union, Mr. Teerath Ram, yesterday urged the new Federation Government to call a national conference on education. "We assure the Chief
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    MAN WHO COULDN'T FEEL PAIN
    194 8 His rupture death baffles police POLICE investigations could not show how Goh Chiew Kirn. 41. got a ruptured bladder without any external injuries. Inspector B. Bogaars told the Singapore Coroner's Court yesterday. Inspector Bogaars was givin? evidence at the inquest into the death of Goh,
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    Six years old
    27 8 The Shell Malay Employees Co-operative Credit Society, Singapore, will hold its sixth annual meeting at Shell House, Collyer Quay, at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday.
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    KUALA LUMPUR'S NEW HOSPITAL
    68 8 T.B. centre against a background of mountains AN AIR VIEW of the Lady Templer Tuberculosis Hospital in Kuala Lumpur which this week received its first patients. One hundred and forty beds are at present available in the So million hospital, which is only partly finished. Behind
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    Old boys
    32 8 Officers of the Serancoon English School Old Students' Association. Singapore, for this year are: President. Mr. Lim Choon Mong; secretary. Mr. Tan Thye Peng; and treasurer. Mr. Ec Hoon Khye.
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    Colony radio will be S.E. Asia's finest
    243 8 AN EAR FOR ALL THE WORLD SINGAPORE should have the most modern radio receiving station in South-East Asia when the new station opens soon at Yio Chu Kang Road, the Director of Telecommunications. Mr. J. C. Dallow, told the Straits Times yesterday. Mr.
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    Crashed his way to prison
    96 8 Crashed his way to prison (\SG KENG KEE 22. in whose car a police officer found a large quantity of dutiable liquor and cigarettes, was yesterday fined $4,500 in a Singapore court. Ong was driving his car along East Coast Road on Tuesday at 3.25 a.m. when it crashed into
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    Triplet fund over $2,000
    54 8 With a further $32 from Mohan C Balani Singapore, the contributions for Hassan bin Mat Kaji, Selangor tin mine labourer, have now leached $2,009.54. Sympathisers throughout Malaya have been making donations since reading last month about the financial plight of Inche Hassan's family after his wife
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    Stanvac League
    35 8 Office bearers of the Stanvac Employees' League, Singapore, for this year are. President, Mr. Liauw Khoon Liang; vicepresident. Mr. James H. Chen; secretary. Mr. Ang Ah Ypw. and treasurer. Mr. Tan Peng Khiang.
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    Party to retiring Chief Justice
    53 8 The staff and officers of the Singapore High Court are giving a farewell tea party to Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley, the Chief Justice, and Lady Mur-ray-Aynsley at the Adelphi Hotel lounge tomorrow evening at 4.45. Sir Charles is leaving the country on retirement, on Aug. 19,
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    MINISTER TOLD: DO THIS TO STOP CORRUPTION
    79 8 IPOH, Wed. rE Federation Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mr. Leon* Yew Koh has received a letter attacking corruption in hospitals. The letter, from Chew Tee Font, of Penang, made two suggestion*. First, nurses should wear numbered badges so that they can
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    GOOD GRACIOUS
    88 8 Says the Governor when he slum next to the new flak 'THE Governor of Singapore. Sir Robert Black, exclaimed "Good gracious" yesterday when he saw the Chinese slum kampong separated by a fence from the modern Improvement Trust flats in Tiong Bahru. The Governor was completing a tour
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    Bicycle theft – man remanded
    33 8 Bicycle theft man remanded Amot bin trial in the Sing Magistrate's Court a charge of steall worth $70 at Bat( Monday afternoon. Amat was r< Aug. 23, when W come up for bearing
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    THE CHIEF MINISTER TO VISIT NANYAN
    119 8 THE CHIEF MINISTER TO VISIT NANYAN THE Chi. m, Marshal] visit the versity, building Mr. Ma by the Mi! Mr. Che. taken arc ber.s of thi tive commit Much pi made the senati building faculty b In the in '■truction faculty bloi fectory and Housing unit. Almost comp giant arch
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    Bail allowed in 'hurt' case
    46 8 Lee Yu Pong: H .nlty in a Singap yesterday tn cans.! hurt to Loh chwei H B penknife on 8 B back lane off De I I He was alloy e< I tne case was post] heating on Nov. n. I
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      Britain held firm against greatest air raid ever staged
      1513 9 Britain held firm against greatest air raid ever staged IN mid- June, the cloudless immemorial June of 1940, the swastika flag of Nazi Germany flew unchallenged from the North Cape to the Bay of Biscay and continental Europe was prostrate at Adolf Hitler's feet. Frenchmen watched in tears while German
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      239 9 Feeling tropical That's the^l time to wear Viyella shirts, pyjamas, stockings whenever cool comfort v% really counts. ofly cind ivTTHM»«,>f.orasG.»Mi iiigtit wear Viyella IT SHRINKS WE REPLACE Qlli tt A* ra* kr aMfaw *TW' mU km H» tmm t n— tnm U***l- ■*.*+**<■ flm CO- '"C//O ft U»n iny»di— H
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      107 9 Sh<ri<>< k iiolntos Mehis is missiny —Ml ;'|il-'h I I MbUMB {MEANWHILE r BLAST 'lT WATSON /AJ^WEBE 'S MELAS' CABDI SUPPOSeT^B I MM, H I I I I I ■■^■^■IBM f /MELAS SWOUIP WAVE |WE GO ODUNO TO HIS BOOMS ?^B Dick Tracy Goraeouts mink TO QUESTION ME ABOUT? LIBBV.
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    22 11 Wed. -as nigh and re today. mtn firmer Loans jfi sale '16 seller I rt/t sale 104 104 se'.ler xd
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    NERVOUSLY HECTIC DAY'S TRADING ON RUBBER MARKET
    409 11 NERVOUSLY HECTIC DAY'S TRADING ON RUBBER MARKET By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE rubber market experienced yesterday another hectic, nervous day's trading with a fairly heavy turnover reported and closed at $1.51], naif a cent above Tuesday with September quoted at $1.53 at the close Short-covering, speculative demand and profit-taking were
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    RUBBER PRICES
    138 11 August first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at $1.51^4 per lb., up half a cent. The closing tone was uncertain. Closing prices in cents per lb were No. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 151%. sellers 151 a; No. 1 R.S S August buyers *****. sellers
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    BROKERS7 REPORT
    251 11 BROKERS 7 REPORT The Malayan Share Brokers Association, Singapore section, reported: The local share market was quiet in all sections but industrials and rubbers were inclined to improve at. the close." Singapore brokers reported the following business yesterday:- Con Tin Smelter ords 30s. 3d. xd; Praser and Neave ords $1.70;
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    104 11 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: steady; August $26 buyers. $26*4 sellers September 527 buyers. $27 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet: bulk $39' 2 sellers, drum $42', sellers. Pepper: steady with a total of about 25 tons business reported: Muntok whit* $169. Sarawak $168
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    SHIPPING
    101 11 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Elpenor 1 2. Ceylon 4 5. Okhla C.P Arendskerk 67. Adrastus 8 9. Idomeneus 11. Mantetmi Maru NO 3 13 14. London Spirit 15 16 T.iisadane 18. President Arthur 19 20 Peterzwei N Wall 3 and 4.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    34 11 On the free exchange market In Hong Kan<r yesterday the U.S dollar «'U quoted at 5 80 cafh and Sterling was quoted at 15 57 and one tael of gold at 252.
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    453 12 Don't neglect your shoes EVERY aspect of a woman's appearance is minutely examined in countless cautionary and advisory articles, but curiously there is one which, if not entirely ignored, is at least neglected. It is this aspect which can make or break an outfit, which can make all the difference
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    PLANTERS WIFE Freaks in the poultry run
    476 12 PLANTERS WIFE Freaks in the poultry run vyE once had an an- cient turkey hen which surprised us all by suddenly laying a clutch of eggs after years of non-productiv-ity. I am no turkey expert but thought our turkey«cock was also a a bit lethargic and ancient. His four wives
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    Cut to display a new colour
    60 12 THE demureness of lace combines with a new and exotic colour in this lovely evening dress worn by Diana Dors. The colcur is "Tango" a vibrant 7icw shade, daringly pitched between pink and orange. The design was deliberately kept simple so that nothing should
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    Don't dread grey hair
    171 12 r»REY hair. Don't wax tragic over this condition. Don't you know that it is really a badge of honour? All sorts of wonderful things can be done to highlight the hair and change you from drabness to brilliant Rlamour. Colour rinses at the temple are attractive
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    CHOICE OF A RING
    200 12  - CHOICE OF A RING ESME BAPTISTA By WHENEVER I see a smooth hand, elegantly lacquered, I am filled with admiration. Smooth skin is the most facinating feature of the feminine hand and if it goes with long supple fingers, well, you are born lucky. There Is no hand that can't
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      345 12 ~n 21 Laughed like a layer (7). btraits Times Crossword 24. Stretch four to the yard (4) JH>r; I 6 17 KSSSSd 25 J hls means tn e last or the rab>s iv J r~S J t 2T A mounted carrier (6-3) 8 *m in in m n 9 28
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    Hobbs gets a top-class Australian stayer
    371 13  -  EPSOM JEEP vlr xYf N§MHHHHNSHMIHHUm hi ■■■< Ilii US <§§ff^§yßß^^p#^yßßMMWWß##HMlliHl p9S< 52 J HISS A CLASSY Australian four-year-old, standing almost 17 hands, recently arrived for the Hobbs stable. He is The Maori, renamed High Noon, for his sire is Mid-day Sun, winner of the
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    McGlew hits 142 n.o. off Leicester
    273 13 McGlew hits 142 n.o. off Leicester LEICESTER, Wed. THE South African tour- ists gave a dazzling pre-Test batting display when they scored 281 for one at the tea interval in their three-day match against Leicestershire which started today. Opening batsman Jackie McGlew was in sparkling form scoring half the runs
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    Jeep's 10 to follow
    346 13 \i V ten to follow at the 1 August Meeting at Buklt Timah are: BRIGHT EYES II: In grand form; came out after a spell to score cleverly up the straight s'?. with 8.13 at Ipoh in June; a versatile all-rounder he Is useful up to
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    345 13 LONDON Wed. ■pORMER Singapore player, Laddie Outschoom. helped Worcestershire to a good start by scoring 106 against Northamptonshire today Worcester were still batting at the tea interval with their score at 191 for six. Surrey, the joint leaders with York- shire, also started well with
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    S.B.A. junior tournament enters the fourth round
    365 13 RESULTS of ties in the S.B.A. junior badminton championships played at the SBA hall last night were: Junior men's singles (third round) Salleh Kurshl beat Tan Chin Jin 15-8. 17-12. Junior men's doubles (second round) Ong Tiong Gin and Phun Yew Hong beat
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    FIRST-RUN WINNER PERFECT PEARL BEST AS STAYER
    399 13 A RECENT importation certain to run well at the Singapore Turf Club's August meeting which starts on Saturday is Perfect Pearl. Making his debut at Kuala Lumpur in June, Perfect" Pearl displayed great courage when he put In a stout finish to collar
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    COLONY R.A.F. TAKE FEAF CUP
    265 14 COLONY R.A.F. TAKE FEAF CUP A GOAL in the second half enabled Royal Air Force Singapore to win the Command Cup when they beat RAF. Honu Kong 2-1 in the final of the FEAF intergroup soccer competition at Seletar yesterday. Heavy rain at Seletar in the afternoon nearly put off
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    MCFA name XI to meet Salzburg
    107 14 MCFA name XI to meet Salzburg KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. rE unbeaten Austrian Salzburg soccer tourists will play two games in Kuala Lumpur this week-end, mooting a P.A.S. XI on Friday and a formidable Malayan Chinese XI in Saturday. Both games will I be played at the T.P.C.A. stadium in Prince?
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    Thai boxers arrive
    74 14 THAILAND bantamweight champion Nai Sanong and Nai Opas second ranking 112-pounder of Bangkok, arrived yesterday by plane from Bangkok for their boxing en-! gagements at the Happy World stadium next Thursday night. Sanong fights Don Razali in a ten-round main event while Nai Opas meets ihe local
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    Command RAF XI v S'pore
    53 14 The Command RAF soccer team to meet Singapore's victorious Malaya Cup final side at the Jalan Be.^r stadium on Sunday at 515 p.m. will be: MacLaren (Mai); Ives (S'porei Eyre (Mali; Toft (HK), Craven (Spore i, O'Neill (S'porei; Ibrahim (S'porei. Clarke (Spore), Thompson (Spore). Clark
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    KEE LENG WINS SINGLES FINAL
    50 14 Tan Kee Leng won the singles title at the Woodbridge Hospitals table tennis championships beating Tan Ah Ngee 13-21, 21-14, 21-13, 21-11 in the final la.st. night. In the semi-finals, Kee Leng beat W* Bartholomew 21-10. 2-1-9. and Ah Ngee Deat Mail Yusof 21-19 21-16.
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    Mercantile take over the lead
    250 14 Mercantile take over the lead "VIERCANTILE Bank took over ifX the leadership in Group 'B Alien they beat their only serious mals Ford Motors 4-1 in at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. Bank were the first to settle down on the sodden pitcn and got their first :oal in the second
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    Comprehensive report ready
    596 14 CRITICISM OF SINGAPORE STADIUM BOARD UNFAIR, SATS KIAT STATEMENT WILL BE MADE AFTER MEETING ON AUG. 16 .A STATEMENT on the proposed Singapore stadium on the present Kallang Airport site will be made either by the Singapore Stadium Board or the Singapore Government this month. This was
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    FERDINANDS AND PINTO ENTER LTAM TOURNAMENT
    162 14 FERDINANDS AND PINTO ENTER LTAM TOURNAMENT IPOH. Wed. pEYLON'S tennis champions will compete in the Malayan championships to be played at Ipoh from Aug. 18 to Aug. 21. Their entries were received today. The Ceylon players are R. W. Ferdinands and B. L., Pinto, who will defend their doubles title.
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    190 14 IHAROS HINTS AT A MILE RECORD IN RACE v CHATAWAY LONDON, Wednesday. CANDOR IHAROS, of Hungary, said yesterday he thinks the world mile record can be broken and hinted clearly he is the man to do it. Iharos was quoted by Buda- 1 pest Radio as he prepared to leave
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    Bankers get equaliser just in time
    382 14 Bankers get equaliser just in time /CHARTERED Bank were lucky to v hold Fraser Neave to a 4-4 draw In a Business Houses Group A match at River Valley Road yesterday. Both teams played a scoreless draw in their previous encounter. The Banker*, opened scoring with a gift goal in
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    Malay teams for s-final
    107 14 Singapore Malays will meet Selantor Malays in the semi-final of the Sultan's Gold Cup soccer competition at Jalan Besar stadium at 5.15 p.m. tomorrow. The Singapore team will be picked from: Osman Angullia, Idros Albar, Johan, Hassan. Rashid Giman. Aman Kastawi. Osman Johan, Harith, Omar Awang.
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    Lock icon Beef-cake from the Veldt
    35 14 EWART POTGIETER, South Africa's 7ft 2in heavyweight, seen when he started training in London recently for a series of fights in England. With him is his trainer. Johnny Holt A.P. picture.
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    Telephone Board beat H.K. Bank, retain Group 'A' championship
    439 14 SINGAPORE Telephone Board retained their Group "A" title of the Singapore Business Houses F.A. League and Cup competition when they defeated Hongkong Bank, their closest rivals. 5-2 in a razorkeen second round match played under floodlights at Jalan Besar stadium last
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    SBH LEAGUE CUP RESULTS AND LATEST POSITIONS
    366 14 YESTERDAY'S results and latest position* In the Business Hones F. A. Lragu<> and Cup GROUP A Tel. Bomrd 5 Hongkong B. 2 F. N. 4 C. Bank 4 P W D L V APIs. Tel. Board 7 7 0 0 38 3 14
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    MONTHLY MEDAL
    23 14 The August monthly medal com■petition at the Royal Singapore Golf Club was won by J. A. Gibson in the "A" division.
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    S'PORE CRC
    77 14 SINGAPORE Chinese Recreation Club's close tennis championships ties are: Tomorrow: Llem Khe Liang and Ho Chak v Dennis Lee and Cheong Thiam Slew Loong Leek Chow and Kam Gim Lock v Chua Choon Leong and Ng Cheng Koon. Saturday: One Chew Bee and Tan Guan Hong v Ha
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    Ratnan hits 10 in 62 minutes
    125 14 Ratnan hits 10 in 62 minutes ipnvraarrv and an rj schoolboys teai their frt end r match at s yesterday. Highlicht o| a breezy 101 minutrs by k blttwosi* The Var for seven Overseas two hour. Benny c D Ylap Khln V k. j. Ratnam c i K. Raj.vi run
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    LADIES GOLF
    26 14 MRS. R A C I division winner In I I Club's Uxd'.r I petition with I Mrs. R. Alison I winner with 103-34 I
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    TENNIS TIES
    63 14 Won? Chons 1 1 t Tuesday: Chua Ten; Chua Peng Henc v K and Khno On; I Dennis Lee \V>dnr<dr Sint; v Ho Llan Km Loong Leek Clio-v, Thui^du j 18) One Benu Bee Weng; K. 'I 6 Poh v Tan Bng Han Sine. Friday i Aus. II):
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